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 | The Battle of Ormoc Bay was a series of air-sea battles between Imperial Japan and the United States in the Camotes Sea in the Philippines between 11 November 1944 and 21 December 1944, part of the Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II. |
| Ormoc City at the head of Ormoc Bay on the west side of Leyte was the main port on the island and the main destination of the convoys. |
| By fighting this series of engagements in Ormoc Bay, the U.S. Navy was eventually able to prevent the Japanese from further resupplying and reinforcing their troops on Leyte, contributing significantly to the victory in the land battle. |
| Ormoc Revisited (1970 words) |
| The city planned to resettle 2,668 Ormoc families displaced by the flood, and several hectares were purchased for the purpose with donations from private organizations. |
| Based on real estate records in Ormoc obtained by the DENR, the families owning most of the land comprising Ormoc's watershed are the Larrazabals, the Seraficas, the Torreses, the Torrevillases, the Pongos, and the Tans. |
| Ormoc residents who are once again living along the path of deadly waters seem oblivious to the issues that could determine their fate. |
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